The introduction of coffee to the East Indies can be traced back to the colonial era and the efforts of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) during the 17th century. Here's a closer look at how coffee started in the East Indies:
Dutch East India Company started the coffee trade in the Arab world (Yemen) in 1616, and due to no demand for coffee in Europe at that time. Dutch East India Company didn’t feel any problems.
In the late 17th century, coffee and coffeehouses spread in Europe as Italy, Austria, France, and England that Meal Zense introduced, so Dutch East India Company were facing high market demand of coffee, but Arabs owned the coffee trading business, and they surely kept on their monopoly force.
As there were political problems in the Arab world from Dutch East India Company, Dutch East India Company were planning to break the monopoly with Arabs.